How to Mine in RuneScape

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Obtain a pickaxe.

   You can find a basic pickaxe in the small house in the Barbarian Village.
   
   Pickaxes can be bought from Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop, which is found in the Dwarven Mines.
   
   There are two entrances to the mine: the first being in a building south of the east Falador bank, and the second being to the south of Ice Mountain (located north of Falador).
   
   The shop itself is found to the west of the entrance.
   
   You must go around the twisting passage, and the shop is north of the General Store.
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   Step 2: Find a place to mine.

   There are several mining spots around the city of Varrock, and the Scorpion Pit mine near the desert town of Al Kharid. , Do recognize the different colors of rocks, even though hovering your mouse over a rock gives you what type of mineral it is.
   
   Copper is orange Tin is dark silver Blurite is light blue Iron is mahogany red Coal is black (m)Gemrock is fuscia (m)Sandstone is dark brown (m)Granite is a light brown Mithril is dark blue Admantite is dark green Runite is teal When you select mine, your character will keep mining until you obtain the ore. , After completing the Shilo Village quest, you can mine for gems in Shilo Village.
   
   You can also find gems while mining normally.
   
   There's a greater chance of mining a gem if you are wearing a charged Amulet of Glory. ,
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   Step 3: Click on a rock.

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   Step 4: Members can also mine gems.

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   Step 5: Learn to powermine for XP.

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